Taxes on international trade in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Taxes on international trade was 7.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in Afghanistan, 2006–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 7.4% for taxes on international trade in 2017.
That represents a change of up 16.3% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Afghanistan peaked at 11.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2008.
That places Afghanistan 51st out of 154 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11.2% | — |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -24.3% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -62.6% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +53.2% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +20.1% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +39.6% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +16.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 7.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.7%, 69% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 7.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.3%, 2.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 3.2% | 11.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.7% | 7.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More public sector data for Afghanistan
- Arms imports 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -71.86 % change on previous year (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 6.96 current USD per person (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0195 current USD per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -0.4743 % change on previous year (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 278.25 million current USD (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Afghanistan?
- Taxes on international trade in Afghanistan was 7.4% in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2008.
- How does Afghanistan rank for taxes on international trade?
- Afghanistan ranks 51st out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.